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Lib;~ry s Information v
S . G N.C. V.F. (l.+O erVlce ets Answers ~~t
By DIANE SECHREST
S'-"wrttw
Want to know bow 10 say
"chamber pot" in French?
Do you need to know what
kind of upholstery was used in a
1930 F'ord? Or maybe how to
(tain your dog or where to get
an unusual breed?
Ask In-WATS. No matter
what your question, In-WATS
can answer it.
In-WATS is not a psychic, a
soothsayer or a gypsy with
crystal ball.in-WATS is a te le­phone
information service.
It's paid for with tax dollars
and administered by the North
Carollna State Ubrary. Eight
hours a day most days of the
year. people in the In-WATS
office at the Slale Library take
questions. and through re­sources
there, in other librar­ies
across the state, and in gov­ernment
offices, find the
answers.
They can tell you bow to build
a windmill. a house heated by
~Ia r energy. a log cabill or a
boat. They can identify the pat·
tern in an Indian rug, or tell you
Itlw to fix your lawn mower.
They can help you get a copy of
the book "Jaws" if your local
library doesn·t have it.
In-WATS was fou nded by
Present state librarian, Philip
S. Ogilvie, in 1968. It was the
first statewide system de­ltlgned
to allow all libraries
within the state to ea:dulnge
iaformation and materials, and
/(,as since been imitated by
other stales.
In the begiMing, In·WATS
handled only about 15 calls per
day, according to Ms, Virginia
Gibson, head of the In-WATS
program. Only public libra ries
were allowed to participate. ,
But since then, college librar·
ies, special libraries. and com·
munity 300 technical institute
libraries have jOined.
By 1974, the In·WArs staff of
four answered 60 calls per day,
Ms, Gibson said.
state until it locates the infor­mation.
An information r
quest is sent to the IibrarY!ha
has the information, and then it
works with the original calle
10 get the question answered.
The catch is that to use In­WATS,
you have to enter the
hallowed halls of your local
Most of the service requests library, Unless you are a state
In,WATS gets are reference government employe, yo",
questions or requests for can't use In·WArs directly
books, magazines or govern- You must first look for the i
ment documents. If the State formation at the local library.
Library has the information, it If you don't rind it, you can as
mails it to the library that the libra rian to call ht-WA
needs it. The In-WArs telephone nu
If it doesn't have the infor -" ber is closely guarded, an
mation, an In-WArs staffer given only to libraries lovoll"
calls other libraries :'~ro;u;n;d.;t~h,;..~;~, ~th=,",~,~'. ~.' ~m~. ___. ....

Lib;~ry s Information v
S . G N.C. V.F. (l.+O erVlce ets Answers ~~t
By DIANE SECHREST
S'-"wrttw
Want to know bow 10 say
"chamber pot" in French?
Do you need to know what
kind of upholstery was used in a
1930 F'ord? Or maybe how to
(tain your dog or where to get
an unusual breed?
Ask In-WATS. No matter
what your question, In-WATS
can answer it.
In-WATS is not a psychic, a
soothsayer or a gypsy with
crystal ball.in-WATS is a te le­phone
information service.
It's paid for with tax dollars
and administered by the North
Carollna State Ubrary. Eight
hours a day most days of the
year. people in the In-WATS
office at the Slale Library take
questions. and through re­sources
there, in other librar­ies
across the state, and in gov­ernment
offices, find the
answers.
They can tell you bow to build
a windmill. a house heated by
~Ia r energy. a log cabill or a
boat. They can identify the pat·
tern in an Indian rug, or tell you
Itlw to fix your lawn mower.
They can help you get a copy of
the book "Jaws" if your local
library doesn·t have it.
In-WATS was fou nded by
Present state librarian, Philip
S. Ogilvie, in 1968. It was the
first statewide system de­ltlgned
to allow all libraries
within the state to ea:dulnge
iaformation and materials, and
/(,as since been imitated by
other stales.
In the begiMing, In·WATS
handled only about 15 calls per
day, according to Ms, Virginia
Gibson, head of the In-WATS
program. Only public libra ries
were allowed to participate. ,
But since then, college librar·
ies, special libraries. and com·
munity 300 technical institute
libraries have jOined.
By 1974, the In·WArs staff of
four answered 60 calls per day,
Ms, Gibson said.
state until it locates the infor­mation.
An information r
quest is sent to the IibrarY!ha
has the information, and then it
works with the original calle
10 get the question answered.
The catch is that to use In­WATS,
you have to enter the
hallowed halls of your local
Most of the service requests library, Unless you are a state
In,WATS gets are reference government employe, yo",
questions or requests for can't use In·WArs directly
books, magazines or govern- You must first look for the i
ment documents. If the State formation at the local library.
Library has the information, it If you don't rind it, you can as
mails it to the library that the libra rian to call ht-WA
needs it. The In-WArs telephone nu
If it doesn't have the infor -" ber is closely guarded, an
mation, an In-WArs staffer given only to libraries lovoll"
calls other libraries :'~ro;u;n;d.;t~h,;..~;~, ~th=,",~,~'. ~.' ~m~. ___. ....